New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-19
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY. MAY 10, 1887

probably their own Government can do nothing,
seeing that it is VIGOROUSLY too weak TO oeiend
life and property itself.
Boston is unable TO place q loan Of 100000
bearing GIG per cent interest at par. Controller
I,oew finds no difficulty in placing any amount OF
New. Yorlxs promises TO pay, bearing only 3 per
cent interest. at 1913 and over. Clearly the Hub
is not the financial centre Of the universe.
Ii is queer advice which DIR. Edison, of the
Health Department, gives to people who complain
regularly from year TO year, about this time, con-
corning the aiantus tree He says that tree can be
killed by girdling it with o sharp knife, and II
tho operation is performed on dark night when
policemen are not watching it is all right Direc-
tions like this coming from public official, who
should have keen regard not only TO see The
laws kept but to guard the interests OF all citizens,
indicate a low state of public morals that should
not DO tolerated in tho Health Department. Dr.
Edsons advice thoroughly bad. even If given
In Jest.
Democratic newspapers which are now engaged
lin explaining that they do not want State census
talxen-they only want an enumeration OF the IN
habitants of the State-are not original The
difference between tweededee and tweedledum
wGS insisted upon ages ago.
To carry Mr. Garland to the end Of the term,
heavy as tho load might be, perhaps seenc d.
That womb have boon an acknowledgment Of shame
full responsibility, confession q political incapac
Sn suicide. nut although Mr.. Garland has been
allowed to profit thus far and to this ex1nt ~ .
YeTy dIgemnt matter to select him deliberately
from among all tho lawyers OF the ana ior tho hen''
Of judicial hOnors.-tThe sun
has deliberately retained among all the lawyers
Of the land for chief law officer of the Admins
ltration a man of tainted reputation, convicted oil
n base betrayal of public trust. Every argument
ldemonst rating Mr.. Garlands unftncss Tor Tine
tinted States Supreme Bench proves also his UNI
fitness for the Office which he now holds. MI CleVe
Hand has cond0ned the acknowledgements scanda
lous conduct and given him the benefit OF Vlhdlca
Itton by the Reform Democratic Administration
II that vindcat ion be worth anything III poilUl
/ cal sense the President will not be guilty. OF III
consistency if he now decides to send Mr.. Gariahu
Ito tho Supreme Bench. In any event, he cannon
rcl,ullo pan-Flectric craftsmanship by declining
| 10 promote the Attorney General There Is only
one way in which it can be rebulSed. The mead
Of the department Of Justice must be called upon
to resign.
Judge Gndcrslcovc rightly ordered the acquittal
Of Schwabs barl,ccpcr on the ground that II Ihe
Excise low had been violated in Schwabs place.
lSchwab himself and not the barlIeeper was the
guilty man The principal in such a case, not
his agent is plainly the man 10 be punished
Tho exploring expedition sent to investigate the
late Mexican earthquakes confirms the destructive
effects Of them, and though IL has not penetrated
tho mountain region sufficiently 10 procuro ooular
domons rat ion re,iv the stories OF volcanic dlS
lurbance by stating that smoke, which from the
nature of the country can hardly Do any
thing else than n 'icatiye Of volcanic erupuons
continues 20 pour from several mountain peaks
IT, indeed n rance Of active volcanoes has broken
out in the Sierra AadIe range the event OF great
scientific IMPORTANCE and tho further reports ON
the expedtion VIII be looked for with increasing
interest.
Tho people Of South Orange, NJ D., at leasV
lcannot be accused Of giving aid and comfort 10
Ithe Anarchists Seine Of these unpleasant crea-
lures wanted to hold n meeting there on Wedncs
ldav and tried TO hire hall. But 1t was no use.
Nobody would rent them one and they had TO
meet in barn
| Mr. Lathrop the newly appointed Surerintend-
lcnt of Prisons tells reporter that he viii enter
upon the duties OF his Office at once. Judging
from tho way tho Democratic newspapers have
talked Of late year, all that was necessary 10 the
speedy and entirely satisfactory solution OF the
prison problem was to give Democracy chance
Sir Iathrop now has the chance. II remains u
be seen what he win do with IL.
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